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St. Catherine's Convent, Sinai
Henniker, Frederick - Enlarge image
St. Catherine's Convent, Sinai
- Object:
Drawing
- Date:
1821 (drawn)
- Artist/Maker:
Henniker, Frederick (Sir), born 1793 - died 1825 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Pencil and grey wash
- Credit Line:
Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
- Museum number:
SD.502
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case 85, shelf SC, box 16
Date
1821 (drawn)
Artist/maker
Henniker, Frederick (Sir), born 1793 - died 1825 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Pencil and grey wash
Dimensions
Height: 14.3 cm, Width: 20.4 cm
Object history note
According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt. Schidlof - May 1967, 10/- '. [10 shillings]
Historical context note
A version in Henniker, Notes, During A Visit To Egypt..., 1823, facing p.228, aquatint, inscribed Mount Sinai Convent. Drawn by F. Henniker. Engraved by Geo. Hunt. London, Published 1822, by John Murray, Albemarle Street.
For Henniker's Notes, 1823, see Abbey, 376. For an account of his stay at the Convent, see Notes, 1823, pp.227-41.
Descriptive line
Drawing, St. Catherine's Convent, Sinai, 1821, by Sir Frederick Henniker
Subjects depicted
Monasteries; Sinai; Monastery of St Catherine
Categories
Drawings
Collection code
PDP
